VIDEO: Dolphins surprise tourist boat

VIDEO: Dolphins surprise tourist boat


VIDEO: Dolphins surprise tourist boat

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:03 AM PST

A large pod of dolphins proved to be an unexpected spectacle for tourists taking a boat trip near San Diego, California.

Terrorist suspect files application for release

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:04 AM PST

Shop assistant Muhammad Hilmi Hasim, who was arrested with Yazid Sufaat, who has been charged with promoting acts of terrorism, today filed a habeas corpus application to be released from police detention.

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Bloody end for head honcho of Manjung robbery gang

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:03 AM PST

The head honcho of a gang of armed robbers, high on the Perak police wanted list, was killed in a shootout with the police in Ayer Tawar, Manjung, about 60km from here yesterday.

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New sex-for-favours trial opens in Singapore

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 12:00 AM PST

Singapore's former civil defence chief went on trial for corruption on Monday for allegedly demanding oral sex from a businesswoman bidding for government contracts.

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Malaysian doctor convicted of sexual assault charges

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:59 PM PST

The Elizabeth Magistrate's Court in Adelaide on Monday convicted a Malaysian doctor on two counts of sexual assaults on his female patients in South Australia.

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Prime Ministers of Malaysia, Singapore to meet at leaders retreat, beginning today

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:59 PM PST

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be in Singapore on Monday and Tuesday, for the Leaders' Retreat beginning today and Tuesday, with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong.

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Three friends plead not not guilty to kidnapping Dutch boy

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:58 PM PST

Three men pleaded not guilty at the High Court here today to a charge of kidnapping a Dutch boy, Nayati Shamelin Mood Liar, 12, in April last year.

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Gunmen attack Pakistani official's compound, four dead

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:44 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four security guards were killed in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday after gunmen, wearing police uniforms, raided the compound of a senior government official, officials said.


Thousands seek 50,000-euro jackpot in Estonia fishing test

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:17 PM PST

Thousands took to the ice of a frozen lake in southern Estonia on Saturday in the hopes of catching the big one -- a marked fish worth a 50,000 euro ($67,000) jackpot.

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Mystery gold gifts for tsunami-wracked Japan port

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:17 PM PST

A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami has received anonymous gifts of gold worth more than $250,000 in a phenomenon dubbed a "goodwill gold rush" ahead of the second anniversary of the disaster.

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US cruise ship passengers' parting gift: bathrobes

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:16 PM PST

The 4,000-plus exhausted passengers who lived a hellish four-day ordeal aboard the powerless and drifting Carnival Triumph cruise ship won't be left completely empty handed.

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Thai couple smooch to a new world record

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:16 PM PST

A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world's longest smooch on Valentine's Day, organisers said Friday.

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Experts tell flatulent flyers: let rip

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:15 PM PST

A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903 -- is it okay to fart mid-flight?

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Chubby Checker sues HP over penis-measuring app

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:14 PM PST

A lawyer acting for Chubby Checker -- the musical legend behind "The Twist" -- has announced a lawsuit against tech-giant Hewlett-Packard for using the singer's name for a penis-measuring app.

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Argentine woman marries sister's killer

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:13 PM PST

An Argentine woman tied the knot Thursday with a man convicted of killing her twin sister.

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After Najib's ice-breaking move

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:05 PM PST

Dong Zong has made a good demonstration this time and it can help its future struggle. Regardless of who is going to win the election, only education and the people's interests are eternal.

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Blast, shooting at compound of government official in Pakistan's Peshawar

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:07 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two explosions and shooting were heard on Monday outside the office of a senior government official in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, a Reuters witness said.


Pakistan Shi'ites demand protection from militants

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:04 PM PST

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shi'ites furious over a sectarian bombing that killed 85 people protested on Monday, demanding that security forces protect them from hardline Sunni groups.


VIDEO: Deep sub to return to ocean

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 10:53 PM PST

Alvin, the famous US manned deep-submersible, is nearing the end of a major $41m refit and will soon resume underwater research duties.

Escaped detainees believed to be still in Malaysia

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 10:48 PM PST

Penang police believe the two detainees, Hamzani Harun, 37, and Hisham Abdul Rahman, 39, who escaped from police custody while being brought to a Butterworth court recently are still in the country.

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